Hearing the sound, Lin Qiyue looked down from the balcony and confirmed it was indeed true.
Less than two minutes later, Xing Jianguo and Su Xiaole came up with their things.
"Sister-in-law Qiyue, Sister-in-law Hailan, Xiaoyin, what are you doing here?" Su Xiaole asked in shock and nervousness as soon as she came up.
Xing Jianguo saw them as soon as he came up, but he wasn't as surprised as Su Xiaole.
"The sisters-in-law are here?" Xing Jianguo put the things down at the door and said to Su Xiaole, "Give the sisters-in-law some wedding candy. I'll go downstairs and bring up the rest."
"I know."
Su Xiaole watched him run down, then turned to look at the group, shyly touching her ear before bending down to pick up the wedding candies and give them to them.
"Have wedding candy?" Su Xiaole was too shy to look them in the eye.
Seeing her shy expression, Hailan couldn't help but tease her, "You're married now, all grown up, and still so shy?"
"Sister-in-law, where would I get one?"
Wang Xiaoyin and Lin Qiyue exchanged a smile, and they each took two candies.
Su Xiaole grabbed a handful of wedding candy and put it in Liu Manman's hand.
"Girl, don't let the child take so many, two pieces are enough!" Hailan looked at the handful of wedding candy and felt heartbroken; this candy must have cost a lot of money.
Su Xiaole said, "Sister-in-law, let the child hold it. I bought a lot more. Eat it."
At this moment, Xing Jianguo brought all the things up and then said, "Sister-in-law, you two chat first, I'll go return the car."
"Go on, don't come back too late. We're going to have dinner with Xiao Le at the political commissar's house later. The political commissar asked us to tell you that today is your big day. He and Sister Lan Ying bought a lot of groceries and are cooking now."
Hailan recalled what Huang Lanying had just said and repeated it to the couple word for word.
"I know, sister-in-law," Xing Jianguo replied shyly, looking at Su Xiaole.
Su Xiaole watched him go downstairs with a big smile on her face, her eyes fixed on him.
"Let's go help Aunt Lan Ying first. You can tidy up the house first, and then we can go over," Lin Qiyue said, seeing that the cleaning was almost done and wanting to see how the couple would arrange the room.
"Thank you, sisters-in-law. I'll treat you to a meal another day."
"Don't mention it. We're all in the same place, it's normal to look out for each other. I'm off!"
Hailan pulled her daughter along, calling out as they left.
Lin Qiyue glanced at Su Xiaole and said, "It's okay, we'll wait for you at Aunt Lanying's place."
"Mmm." Su Xiaole nodded and watched them leave.
Huang Lanying and Political Commissar Zheng Yuanchao were the matchmakers; they are getting married today, so we definitely need to celebrate for them.
In addition, the wedding was rushed, and the two of them did not prepare any dowry. Xing Jianguo's parents were not around, so Huang Lanying and the political commissar just wanted to cook a meal to celebrate this happy day in a simple way.
When Lin Qiyue arrived at the political commissar's house, Huang Lanying had taken half a day off to come back and cook. She and the other sisters-in-law were already busy preparing the meal.
It looks like they're planning to set up a few tables and invite some members of their group over for a meal.
"Aunt Lan Ying, are we here to help you?" Lin Qiyue called out sweetly.
Upon hearing Lin Qiyue's voice, Huang Lanying responded with a smile, "Qiyue, is Xiaole's wedding room ready?"
“We’ve finished cleaning, and Xiao Le and Jianguo are setting things up. She’s so shy! So Hai Lan, Xiao Yin, and I came over to help!”
"Come quickly and peel the peanuts. I need to stew pig's trotters. It will take several more hours. I'm almost too busy to finish."
"Okay, I'll go peel peanuts with Xiaoyin."
Everyone did a little work, shelling ten pounds of peanuts. The men from the army also borrowed a few tables to bring over.
They also delivered a truckload of vegetables and meat, and more than a dozen people worked on it all afternoon.
This level of event shouldn't be considered a small affair.
Today's banquet is for the family members of the soldiers' quarters; tomorrow, all the soldiers in the regiment will eat together.
Everyone joked that Xing Jianguo spends a lot of money on a single meal.
Lin Qiyue also realized that Xing Jianguo's wedding might cost a lot of money.
Moreover, he sends money home every month, so he probably doesn't have much money on him.
Inviting the soldiers to meals and buying all sorts of wedding supplies would cost over a thousand yuan.
Moreover, the two of them didn't buy anything for their wedding.
After driving back to the military base, Xing Jianguo found Lan Yuchu.
His first reaction was to smile as he looked at Lan Yuchu.
Lan Yuchu knew what he wanted to do, and took out a package from her pocket.
"Here you have grain coupons and meat coupons, and two hundred is a red envelope containing our goodwill as a gift from your sister-in-law and me. I'll lend you five hundred first, and there are two industrial coupons too!" After putting the money in his hand, he added, "Don't say that our goodwill is two hundred, or people will gossip about it."
"No, I know you and your wife want to help me. Consider this two hundred as a loan. I've been promoted to battalion commander now, and my salary is a bit higher than before. I'll pay you back slowly when I get paid."
He actually had money, but he was still worried it wouldn't be enough.
Furthermore, he felt that watches, sewing machines, and bicycles would be necessary.
"Take it. Your sister-in-law wants to give it to you. She'll be angry with me if you don't take it. Xiao Le and your sister-in-law are such good friends, I can't stop her from giving it to me if she wants to."
He needed the money, so he didn't hold back.
"Brother, you're a true friend."
He didn't actually have much money saved up; he sent it all home over the years.
Now I feel a little sorry for Su Xiaole, she married me but has to suffer.
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